Voter Registration Update
Last Day to Register to Vote in Washington, Alaska, others
by thetadelta
Sat Oct 04, 2008 at 09:52:22 AM PDT
Today, Saturday, October 4, is the last day* to register by mail or online to vote in Washington State. You should be registered to vote at your current physical address (not a PO Box).
To register, change, or look up your voter registration info - go to
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/.... You can also print a paper application from that site - but it will need to be postmarked today.
*People can continue to register to vote in person until October 20.
The other states where voter registration ends today are Alaska, Arkansas, DC, Hawaii, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
Other States: from Declare Yourself
Today we are 30 days from the election.
Alabama Voter registration is closed during the ten days preceding an election. Applications must be postmarked or delivered by the eleventh day prior to the election.
Alaska 30 days before the election.
Arizona 29 days before the election.
Arkansas 30 days before the election.
California 15 days before the election.
Colorado 29 days before the election. If the application is received in the mails without a postmark, it must be received within 5 days of the close of registration.
Connecticut 14 days before the election.
Delaware 20 days prior to the general election and 20 days prior to any primary election.
District of Columbia 30 days before the election.
Florida 29 days before the election.
Georgia The fifth Monday before any general primary, general election, or presidential preference primary, or regularly scheduled special election pursuant to the Georgia Election Code.
Hawaii 30 days before the election.
Idaho 25 days before the election.
Illinois 28 days prior to each election.
Indiana 29 days before the election.
Iowa Must be delivered by 5 p.m. 10 days before the election, if it is a state primary or general election. Registration forms which are postmarked 15 or more days before anelection are considered on time even if received after the deadline.
Kansas Delivered 15 days before the election.
Kentucky 29 days before the election.
Louisiana 30 days before the election.
Maine Delivered 10 business days before the election (or a voter may register in-person up to and including election day).
Maryland 9:00 p.m. 21 days before the election.
Massachusetts 20 days before the election.
Michigan 30 days before the election.
Minnesota Delivered by 5:00 p.m. 21 days before the election (there is also election day registration at polling places).
Mississippi 30 days before the election.
Missouri 28 days before the election.
Montana 30 days before the election.
Nebraska The third Friday before the election (or delivered by 6 p.m. on the second Friday before the election).
Nevada 9:00 p.m. on the fifth Saturday before any primary or general election.
New Hampshire You may register at your polling place on election day.
New Jersey 29 days before the election.
New Mexico 28 days before the election.
New York 25 days before the election.
North Carolina Postmarked 25 days before the election or received in the elections office or designated voter registration agency site by 5:00 p.m. 25 days before the election.
North Dakota North Dakota does not have voter registration.
Ohio 30 days before the election.
Oklahoma 25 days before the election.
Oregon 21 days before the election.
Pennsylvania 30 days before an election or primary.
Rhode Island 30 days before the election.
South Carolina 30 days before the election.
South Dakota Received 15 days before the election.
Tennessee 30 days before the election.
Texas 30 days before the election.
Utah 20 days before the election.
Vermont Delivered to the town clerk before 12:00 noon on the second Saturday before the election.
Virginia Delivered 29 days before the election.
Washington 30 days before the election (or delivered in-person to the local voter registration office 15 days before the election).
West Virginia 20 days before the election.
Wisconsin For municipalities where voter registration is required, 13 days before the election (or completed in the local voter registration office up to 5:00 pm. 1 day before the election, or completed at the polling place on election day).
Wyoming You may register to vote at your polling place on election day.